In addition to the survey, several teachers provided a more detailed listing for their specific courses. Their information is provided below. These lists are not exhaustive, but they represent some of the most used items in these courses.
AP Chemistry-Steve Hobbs, Instructor: Hardware used in these courses includes:
· Dell PC Computer
· Viewsonic LCD projector
· Airliner PC tablet
· DVD/ VHS player Software applications used in these courses:
· Dreamweaver
· Microsoft Word 2007
· STI Gradebook
· Graphic Analysis
· EDUWeb log site
· Internet Explorer Online service used in these courses:
· SPHS Website – teacher page
· Google
· College Boards website
· Online news services for current events
Anatomy and Physiology-Amber Lewis, Instructor: 1. Hardware:
a. Dell computers (laptops/desktops)
b. Dell laptop with docking station
c. HP DeskJet 840c
d. Minolta Dimage A6 cameras
e. Digital concepts card readers
f. Canon Pixma color printer
g. Elmo document camera
h. Projector
i. Airliner
j. Sound system
k. DVD/VCR 2. Software:
a. Adobe Photoshop elements
b. Test gen
c. Essentials of human anatomy resource cd-rom
d. Microsoft office
e. A and P Revealed
f. Inspiration
g. Smart notebook 3. Other Technology:
a. STI
b. Outlook
c. United Streaming
4. Unique ways technology is used
a. Digital portfolios
b. Pictures of dissections to be used on quizzes/tests
c. Pictures of activities to be sent home to students who are absent
d. Virtual dissections
e. A and P revealed is a CD of a human dissection. Students create various organ systems with clay, then view the CD to see the actual organ and animations of its function.
Chemistry-Amy Murphy, Instructor:
Hardware used:
· Dell computers (laptops and desktop)
· Sony α100 DSLR camera
· Dell A920 All in One (printer, scanner, copier)
· Viewsonic LCD projector
· Liteon DVD/VCR
· Lightspeed microphone
· 80gb Apple IPod
· Airliner smartboard tablet
· Computer speaker system
· CPS student response system
· Elmo document camera
· TI scientific calculators
· Vernier probeware Software applications used:
· Internet Explorer
· Smartboard/Smart Notebook
· CPS
· iTunes
· Microsoft Office
· Microsoft Producer
· Adobe Reader
· Dreamweaver
· Snagit
· Audacity
· STI
· ExamView Pro
· Graphical Analysis
· Lab Pro (for Vernier probeware) Online services used:
· SPHS website (school, science department and teacher specific)
· Wikispaces (class info site)
· Edublogs (class info site)
· Google and Ask (search engines)
· United Streaming
· Variety of websites related to chemistry, including (but not limited to):
o www.webelements.com
o http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/javalabs/java12/gaslaws/index.htm
o http://www.aptv.org/APTPLUS/index.asp
o http://www.learner.org/resources/series61.html Ways technology is used:
· I use my wiki to keep general information about my class
· I use my blog to keep a daily listing of what was done in class, so students that miss class will know what they missed
· I use my website to post notes, answer keys and recordings of class discussions, for all students to review
· I use the airliner during class discussions with the Smartboard software to record what is written in class and I use the iPod to record what is spoken in class, so students can revisit the class discussions as needed
· I use the camera to take pictures in the lab, so students can have a visual record of their observations to accompany their written observations
Integrated Chemistry and Physics (Chemics)-Steve Hobbs, Instructor: Hardware used in these courses includes:
· Dell PC Computer
· Viewsonic LCD projector
· Airliner PC tablet
· DVD/ VHS player Software applications used in these courses:
· Dreamweaver
· Microsoft Word 2007
· STI Gradebook
· Graphic Analysis
· EDUWeb log site
· Internet Explorer Online service used in these courses:
· SPHS Website – teacher page
· Google
· Online news services for current events
In addition to the survey, several teachers provided a more detailed listing for their specific courses. Their information is provided below. These lists are not exhaustive, but they represent some of the most used items in these courses.
AP Chemistry-Steve Hobbs, Instructor:
Hardware used in these courses includes:
· Dell PC Computer
· Viewsonic LCD projector
· Airliner PC tablet
· DVD/ VHS player
Software applications used in these courses:
· Dreamweaver
· Microsoft Word 2007
· STI Gradebook
· Graphic Analysis
· EDUWeb log site
· Internet Explorer
Online service used in these courses:
· SPHS Website – teacher page
· Google
· College Boards website
· Online news services for current events
Anatomy and Physiology-Amber Lewis, Instructor:
1. Hardware:
a. Dell computers (laptops/desktops)
b. Dell laptop with docking station
c. HP DeskJet 840c
d. Minolta Dimage A6 cameras
e. Digital concepts card readers
f. Canon Pixma color printer
g. Elmo document camera
h. Projector
i. Airliner
j. Sound system
k. DVD/VCR
2. Software:
a. Adobe Photoshop elements
b. Test gen
c. Essentials of human anatomy resource cd-rom
d. Microsoft office
e. A and P Revealed
f. Inspiration
g. Smart notebook
3. Other Technology:
a. STI
b. Outlook
c. United Streaming
4. Unique ways technology is used
a. Digital portfolios
b. Pictures of dissections to be used on quizzes/tests
c. Pictures of activities to be sent home to students who are absent
d. Virtual dissections
e. A and P revealed is a CD of a human dissection. Students create various organ systems with clay, then view the CD to see the actual organ and animations of its function.
Chemistry-Amy Murphy, Instructor:
Hardware used:
· Dell computers (laptops and desktop)
· Sony α100 DSLR camera
· Dell A920 All in One (printer, scanner, copier)
· Viewsonic LCD projector
· Liteon DVD/VCR
· Lightspeed microphone
· 80gb Apple IPod
· Airliner smartboard tablet
· Computer speaker system
· CPS student response system
· Elmo document camera
· TI scientific calculators
· Vernier probeware
Software applications used:
· Internet Explorer
· Smartboard/Smart Notebook
· CPS
· iTunes
· Microsoft Office
· Microsoft Producer
· Adobe Reader
· Dreamweaver
· Snagit
· Audacity
· STI
· ExamView Pro
· Graphical Analysis
· Lab Pro (for Vernier probeware)
Online services used:
· SPHS website (school, science department and teacher specific)
· Wikispaces (class info site)
· Edublogs (class info site)
· Google and Ask (search engines)
· United Streaming
· Variety of websites related to chemistry, including (but not limited to):
o www.webelements.com
o http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/javalabs/java12/gaslaws/index.htm
o http://www.aptv.org/APTPLUS/index.asp
o http://www.learner.org/resources/series61.html
Ways technology is used:
· I use my wiki to keep general information about my class
· I use my blog to keep a daily listing of what was done in class, so students that miss class will know what they missed
· I use my website to post notes, answer keys and recordings of class discussions, for all students to review
· I use the airliner during class discussions with the Smartboard software to record what is written in class and I use the iPod to record what is spoken in class, so students can revisit the class discussions as needed
· I use the camera to take pictures in the lab, so students can have a visual record of their observations to accompany their written observations
Earth Science-Pamela Harman, Instructor:
Hardware used in these courses includes:
· Canon (digital SLR camera),
· Hp deskjet 845 printer
· Viewsonic LCD projector
· Logitech headset with microphone
· Smart board stylus graphics tablet
· Computer speaker system
· CPS (RF) student response system
· Elmo document camera
· Digital concepts card reader
· HP 3670 scanner
· LiteOn DVD/VCR recorder
· LES 820 classroom amplifier
Kestral 3000 and Kestral 3500-hand held weather stations
Software applications used in these courses:
· Adobe Photoshop CS3
· Adobe Acrobat
· Microsoft Powerpoint
· Microsoft Publisher
· Microsoft Word
· Microsoft Excel
· Internet Explore browser
· Elmo Image mate
· Smart notebook software
· Microsoft Office Outlook
· Microsoft Visio
· Windows media player
· STI Classroom
· http://www.aptv.org/APTPLUS/index.asp
Online service used in these courses:
Alta vista and google (google images)
http://mineral.galleries.com/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature.com
http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/projects/data/Retrograde/
http://www.800mainstreet.com/spect/emission-flame-exp.html
http://www.educypedia.be/education/climateanimations.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/19537/java/Doppler.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/stars/startypes.shtml
http://alpha.lasalle.edu/~smithsc/Astronomy/retrograd.html
http://www.accuweather.com
http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/nebraska/U_S_SEVERE.html
http://www.avl.lib.al.us/
Environmental Science-Jean Gillespie, Instructor
Hardware:
Elmo
LCD projector
airliner
laptops
CPS
GPS receivers
Software:
Lots of powerpoint use: notes, quizzes where we identify Alabama species
A few examples of things we have used online:
a carbon cycle simulation at http://www.open2.net/science/element/html/element.html
tree identification websites
video clip of microscopic pond organisms at http://www.open2.net/science/element/html/element.html
ecological footprint quiz online http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp
lab on measuring biodiversity http://www.countrysideinfo.co.uk/simpsons.htm
ICUN red list of endangered species – individual projects http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Integrated Chemistry and Physics (Chemics)-Steve Hobbs, Instructor:
Hardware used in these courses includes:
· Dell PC Computer
· Viewsonic LCD projector
· Airliner PC tablet
· DVD/ VHS player
Software applications used in these courses:
· Dreamweaver
· Microsoft Word 2007
· STI Gradebook
· Graphic Analysis
· EDUWeb log site
· Internet Explorer
Online service used in these courses:
· SPHS Website – teacher page
· Google
· Online news services for current events